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With a spade: b)

Take out a thin continuous cross-section from a thin spade-full

of soil. Gather ten such samples into a single bucket. Mix well

on a separate support surface. From this mix, take a half litre

and put into a polyethylene bag as described in section a) abo-

ve. For the hobby gardener, samples can be taken with the spade

at ten different locations throughout the soil surface to be tested.

Move the spade slightly to the side and take out a small sample from the

exposed wall of dirt (a spoon can be used to take the sample). Scrape the

soil off by scraping upwards and then ﬁll a polyethylene bag with a half

litre of soil. Package and label as described in section a) above.

Soft fruit 20 cm

Flowers 20 cm

Strawberries 20 cm

Vegetables 20 cm

Perennials 20 cm

Fruit trees

(below the outer edge of the tree crown)

20 – 40 cm

Lawns 6 – 10 cm